Ireland

Flybe has announced a brand new route between Edinburgh and Knock that will operate three times a week starting April 19th, 2011 with fares on sale now from £29.99 one way including taxes and charges at flybe.com.

If the royal engagement has got you longing for dream-come-true fairytale romance, then whisk your sweetheart away to the Irish countryside and stay at historic Dromoland Castle in County Clare, where couples can delight in idyllic surroundings and immerse themselves in five-star luxury - all for just £160 per person, per night* including full Irish breakfast and a romantic dinner.

Stylish, five-star Castlemartyr Resort in County Cork has received an environmental award from Green Hospitality Ireland, the only Irish developed environmental certification standard for the hospitality sector, proving that you don’t have to give up luxury to be kind to the environment.

Whisk your lover off their feet in style for Valentine’s Day with a blissful stay at Wineport Lodge, a luxurious lakeshore retreat in County Westmeath, Ireland where you can enjoy two nights including breakfast in bed each morning and dinner one evening in the hotel’s acclaimed restaurant for just £115 per person per night.*

Prepare to chill-out in style this Autumn with a luxurious stay at the Ice House, Ireland’s coolest boutique retreat, located in County Mayo, where you can relax and enjoy a two-night stay in a deluxe room with panoramic riverside views from just £285 per person including a lazy breakfast in bed each morning, a decadent meal in fashionable restaurant, The Pier, and a day of pampering at the stylish Chill Spa.

Treat your little pumpkins to a spooky half-term break in style with a luxurious stay at Dromoland Castle in County Clare, Ireland’s most historic castle hotel, where all the family can experience five-star treatment in perfect Halloween surroundings and children stay free.*

Discover the delights of County Cork this autumn and experience Ireland’s biggest jazz festival from 22nd to 26th October with leading musicians from across the globe performing in this cosmopolitan city.

Many of us travel around the world visiting many cities for work and pleasure. But what makes us enjoy the areas that we visit? What makes us want to go back and visit the city again? Is it the view? Is it the friendliness of the locals? Is it the culture? Or is it a combination of all the above? One city that has it all is Dublin.